, 1887-11-02
The Cattle Growers Convention.

hANSAS T Nov. 1.-The report of
the legislative committee was read at this
mornings session OF the Consolidated
Cattle Growers Association, and referred
without debate to the committee on reso
lutlons. 1t is in the nature of the history
OF the work accomplished by the commit
tee In its endeavOrs to procure congress
sional assistance in destroying contagious
diseases, and its distinctive feature is a
scathing ~denunciation of the chairman of
the house committee on agriculture
(Hatchr of MisSouri), to whose influence
the committee attributes the defeat of the
Miller Carey bill.
Papers were read as follows: Middle
men, by Hon. Irus Coy. OF Chicago;
Transportation of Cattle" by j. NJ
Osborne. of Toledo; The Lesson of the
Chicago Outbreak of Pleuro Pneumonia"
by DR.. ID. +. Salmon.
Among a large number of resolutions
referred was one %denOunclng the oleomar
garlne tax.
At the afternoon session a resolution
Vas adopted recitlng the fact of the exist
ence of pleuro pneumonia and other CON
tagious diseases in Europe, particularly in
Great Britain. and declaring that sound
public policy demands that for the pres
ent all Importations Of cattle shall be sus
pended. and that the secretary of the
treasury be so notified and urged on be
half OF the ass citation to take prompt
action in accordance with this suggestion.
The debate for and against this resolution
was very spirited and occupied most of
the afternoon session. IL was urged by
those opposing 1t that it invited retaliation
and was unjust to those deserving to i'm
port and cultivate new breeds.
The Markets-Stocks and Cattle.
New YORK, Nov. 1.-The stock mar
ket to Gay was strong all the way out,
though the progress made during the
forenoon was small. The bears felt the
market in the morning, but they encouut
cred IA very firm undertone. and consider
able covering was done in the effort 10
depress prices. Special attacks upon u
few stocks we're made, yet met with but
little success. But later in the day they
assumed larger proportions, com ing from
both sides. The improvement in the
general list was remarkably uniform and
few stocks failed to share in the strength
displayed.
Governments dull and steady. Mining
shares dull. Money 495 per cent.
Petroleum opened strong at 70, and
sold down to 72s. Immediately there
was trading in the first hour. but price,
moved up in the face of heavy sales to
1876, ate which it sagqed off and closed
steady at 70. Sales 2.65I, 900 barrels.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6's. l2l; American Express,
1917; Canada Pacific. SAT; Canada South
ern, SAY; Central Pacific, 304; Burlington,
l29; Delaware, Lackawanna, 1861; Dem
yer & Rio Grande, 262; Erie, 2St; Lake
Shore, CAT; Louisville & Nashville, $50;
Michigan Central, SIT; Kansas 4 Texas,
Ilst; New York Central. 1919; Northern
Pacific 22b; preferred, Asst; Northwest
ern, los; Oregon Improvement. 80;
Navigation. S74: Transcontinental, 1871;
Pacific Mail. 345; Panama, :; Rock
Island, Ill; Milwaukee & st. Paul,
75b; Texas Pacific, 24t; Union Pacific,
Az; United States Express, 60; Fargo,
27; Western Union, III.
CHICAGO. Nov. l.-Cattle-Receipts,
10 900; market fairly active and I'm
changed; shipping steers. SO OO@5 10;
stockers and feeders, 81 6O(43 10;
Texas cattle, steady and unchanged;
Western rangers, 81 l0(63.S0.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; market weak
n~a'ives, 81 1904 20; Western, SO. OO(G
3.55; Texans, 81 OU(G3 %.
Wheat-Market firmer. Cash, 72s;
December, 10 GIG: May 79S.